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Tevye sings a song about Chava...
And it's main line is "Little bird, little Chavala". So, it was evidently her pet name. It is a beautiful little song, and our Tevye did a fabulous job. : ) Sorry, that was OT.It seems that adding the ending would make it a term of endearment sort of nn.

The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of the aftermathFrom the houses of the holy, we can watch the white doves go
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Yeah, that's it! It's Chavala. I saw the musical several years ago, so my memory isn't that good. :)
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